2020
James Halliday Wine Companion
- 95 points
FORESTER ESTATE Sauvignon Blanc 2018 SPECIAL VALUE WINE“This is exceptional sauvignon blanc, maritime and firmly of place. As much defined by the usual freshness as it is is by a core of intensely flavoured fruit of outstanding quality. Tropical notes spiel over an undercarriage of brisk herbal edges, from greengage, spearmint and thyme; to jasmine and wood smoke. Hand-harvested, the portion fermented wild in barrique (41%) tones the wine, while positioning it in a realm of complexity and class. - 95 points
FORESTER ESTATE Yelverton Cabernet Sauvignon 2014“An aged release from a stellar vintage, this mid-weighted, sappy cabernet offers delicious drinking. The tannins are shapely and softening, as much defined by the sensitive use of oak as by their long-chained juiciness. The flavours are steering into semi-developed territory with tobacco leaf, ironstone, pencil shavings and polished leather accents. Yet the spurt of sweet blackcurrant flavour from mid-drift to aft is a confident shout suggesting plenty of complexity is yet to come.” - 93 points
FORESTER ESTATE Cabernet Sauvignon 2016“Margaret River exemplified: currant, sage and olive notes. Ample affinity for French oak melded to bouquet garni tannins, pliant and dutifully firm. The finish is long, savoury and showing enough mettle for mid-term keeping. Understated and classy, with few bells and whistles, but plenty of amplitude.” - 93 pointsFORESTER ESTATE Chardonnay 2017“Hand-picked before fermentation in French small and large format oak, partially wild. 41% of the cuve went through malolactic conversion and the lees were regularly stirred. The result is a fully flavoured chardonnay of stone fruit accents hinged to a core of toasted nuts, vanilla pod oak and nougat. The finish is tangy and long, yet far from shrill. Poise and drinkability in spades.”
- 92 points
FORESTER ESTATE Home Block Shiraz 2014“A spicy nose of camphor, clove, eucalyptus, pepper and cardamon sets the tone. Mid-weighted. Then the fruit sweetness, blue and black allusions, sweeps across the palate. Flecked with sarsaparilla, bitter choc-mint and smoked meat notes, the impression is one of a generosity on the better side of savoury..” - 90 points
FORESTER ESTATE Rosé 2018“A cherry lipstick hue, this is a bright, fully flavoured rose that has been made to detail: free-run juice, partly fermented spontaneously in tank and older barrel, regularly stirred. The result is one of crushed red berry accents melded to musk stick, red apple and kirsch, given by perk by some gentle acidity across the tail. Lots of flavour.” - 89 points
FORESTER ESTATE Lifestyle Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2018“A vibrant and piercingly aromatic white Bordeaux blend, manifest in the sheer exuberance of Margaret River’s fruit. Nettle, spearmint, guava and honeydew melon flavours rattle about crunchy acid rims”
PREMIUM WINES
- Sauvignon Blanc 2019
National Wine Show of Australia 2019 | Bronze
Royal Hobart Wine Show 2019 | Bronze
Perth Royal Wine Awards 2019 | Bronze - Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
Decanter World Wine Awards 2019 |Gold
Royal Hobart Wine Show 2019 | Gold
International Wine & Spirit Comp 2019 | Silver
Perth Royal Wine Awards 2019 | Silver
Sydney Royal Wine Show 2019 | Bronze
London International Wine Challenge 2019 | Bronze
Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2019 | Silver - Home Block Shiraz 2016
The 2019 Great Australian Shiraz Challenge| Silver
London Int Wine Challenge 2019 | Silver
Decanter World Wine Awards 2019 | Silver
International Wine & Spirit Comp 2019 | Silver
Sydney Royal Wine Show 2019 | Bronze
Royal Hobart Wine Show 2019 | Bronze
Margaret River Wine Show 2018 | Bronze
Wine Show of Western Australia 2018 | Bronze
Margaret River Wine Show 2017 | Bronze
Wine Show of WA Mount Barker 2017 | Bronze - Home Block Shiraz 2018
Wine Show of WA Mount Barker 2019 | Bronze
Australian Small Winemakers Show 2019 | Bronze
Royal Hobart Wine Show 2019 | Bronze
LIFESTYLE WINES
- Lifestyle SSB 2019
Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2019 | Silver
National Wine Show of Australia 2019 | Bronze
Perth Royal Wine Awards 2019 | Bronze
Royal Melbourne Wine Show 2019 | Bronze
Margaret River Wine Show 2019 | Bronze
Australian Small Winemakers Show 2019 | Bronze - Lifestyle Cabernet Merlot 2017
Sydney International Wine Competition 2020 | Gold
National Wine Show of Australia 2019 | Gold
Australian Small Winemakers Show 2019 | Silver
Sydney Royal Wine Show 2019 | Bronze
Perth Royal Wine Awards 2019 | Bronze
Wine Show of Western Australia 2019 | Bronze - Lifestyle Shiraz 2017
The 2019 Great Australian Shiraz Challenge| Silver
Royal Hobart Wine Show 2019 | Silver
Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2019 | Silver
Wine Show of Western Australia 2019 | Silver
Winestate Magazine 2019 | 4 Stars
Sydney Royal Wine Show 2019 | Bronze
Margaret River Wine Show 2019 | Bronze
Royal Queensland Wine Show 2019 | Bronze
Australian Small Winemakers Show 2019 | Bronze
RESERVE WINES
- Georgette Sparkling Brut 2015
Winestate Magazine 2019 | 4 Stars - Yelverton Reserve Chardonnay 2017
Decanter World Wide Awards 2019 | Silver
International Wine & Spirit Comp 2018 | Silver
London International Wine Challenge 2018 | Silver
Sydney International Wine Competition 2020 | Finalist
Wine Show of Western Australia 2019 | Bronze
Royal Hobart Wine Show 2019 | Bronze - Cabernet Durif 2012
Halliday Wine Companion | 94 Points
Sydney Int Wine Competition 2015 | GOLD
IWSC London 2015 | Silver
Rutherglen Wine Show 2015 | Bronze - Fer 2015
Halliday Wine Companion | 92 Points - Yelverton Reserve Cabernet 2011
Margaret River Wine Show 2014 | GOLD
Halliday Wine Companion | 95 Points
Ray Jordan Wine Guide 2011 | 94 Points
International Wine Challenge 2013 | Silver
Qantas Wine Show of WA Mount Barker 2014 | Silver
Australian Small Winemakers Show 2013 | Silver
Qantas Wine Show of WA Mount Barker 2015,
International Wine & Spirits Competition 2014,
International Wine Challenge 2014,
Margaret River Wine Show 2013,
Qantas Wine Show of WA Mount Barker 2013 | Bronze - Yelverton Reserve Cabernet 2012
Sydney Int Wine Competition 2020 – | GOLD
International Wine & Spirits Competition 2015 | Silver
Royal Perth Wine Show 2015 | Silver
International Wine Challenge 2015 | Commended
Qantas Wine Show of WA Mount Barker 2014 | Silver Wine
Show of WA Mount Barker 2019 | Silver
Decanter World Wine Awards 2019 | Silver
Australian Small Winemakers Show 2019 | Bronze
Royal Hobart Wine Show 2019 | Bronze
Rosé
- Rosé 2019
Royal Hobart Wine Show 2019 | Silver
Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2019 | Bronze
Perth Royal Wine Awards 2019 | Bronze
